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Easy Navigation in Windows Explorer and Total Commander

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30 Oct 2011MIT7 min read 45.1K   675   35  
Easy navigation in Windows Explorer and Total Commander.
using System;
using System.Diagnostics;

namespace NavigationAssistanceSample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            IntPtr handle = Process.GetCurrentProcess().MainWindowHandle;
            ApplicationWindow consoleWrapper = new ApplicationWindow(handle);

            //Instantiate Windows Explorer and change its current path.
            INavigatorManager navigatorManager = new WindowsExplorerManager();
            INavigator windowsExplorer = navigatorManager.CreateNavigator();
            windowsExplorer.NavigateTo("C:\\Windows");

            //Bring console to the foreground again
            IPresentationService presentationService = new PresentationService();
            presentationService.MakeForeground(consoleWrapper);

            Console.ReadKey();
        }
    }
}

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